GitHub Opportunity Radar

GitHub Opportunity Radar searches public GitHub issues and ranks practical contribution opportunities for independent developers. It is intended for discovery and prioritization, not for acting on GitHub content.

What It Does

• Searches public GitHub issues from user-provided keywords.
• Applies lightweight filters such as language, repository stars, and excluded repositories.
• Scores opportunities based on issue and repository signals.
• Returns ranked records that can be reviewed before a contributor chooses what to work on.

Input Fields

• keywords: issue search terms.
• languages: optional repository languages.
• minStars: minimum repository stars.
• maxResults: maximum records.
• excludeRepos: public repositories to skip, using owner/repo full names.
• includeClosedRecently: when true, includes recently updated closed issues in search results.
• githubToken: optional secret for higher API limits.

Output Fields

Each dataset item includes:

• status: ok, partial, or failed.
• errors: non-fatal limitations or per-record errors.
• evidence: source URLs used for the record.
• observedAt: ISO timestamp for the run.
• keyword: matched input keyword.
• searchQuery: GitHub search query used to find the issue.
• repository: fullName, url, stars, language, and pushedAt.
• issue: id, number, title, url, state, labels, createdAt, updatedAt, comments, and assignees.
• opportunityScore: numeric opportunity ranking.
• riskFlags: risk labels that explain possible drawbacks.
• suggestedAction: manual follow-up recommendation.

Limits And Safety Boundaries

This Actor uses public GitHub search/API data only. It does not claim issues, comment on GitHub, open pull requests, inspect private repositories, or make changes to repositories.

Linked pull request timeline analysis is not included in the MVP. Excluded repositories are applied after lightweight candidate collection because GitHub issue search returns repository API URLs, not guaranteed owner/repo names.